More Articles By Cheryl Cheng

• Standard Operating Procedure
  SONY Street: Oct. 14 Prebook: now > Fascinating in-depth analysis of the infamous Abu Ghraib photos. In this award-winning documentary, filmmaker Errol Morris closely examines the infamous Abu Ghraib prison photos that depicted extreme accounts of abuse and torture, which came to public attention in 2004. More
  
• Before the Rains
  LIONSGATE Street: Sept. 16 Prebook: now > Indian drama about the cultural battle between East and West. In the latest film from Santosh Sivan ( Bride and Prejudice ), British businessman Henry Moores (Linus Roache) attempts to build a spice plantation in ’30s India. More
  
• EMA opposes Videogame Ratings Enforcement Act
  SEPT. 4 | Entertainment Merchants Assn. legislative update for July More
  
• Taxi to the Dark Side
  IMAGE Street: Sept. 30 Prebook: Sept. 2 > Emotional and informative look at the controversial issue of torture. Winner of the 2007 Best Documentary Oscar, Taxi to the Dark Side is a profoundly disturbing look at the unsavory methods the U.S. practices overseas in its fight against terrorism. To narrow its scope, the film focuses on an innocent Afghan taxi driver who was taken into custody b... More
  
• Jellyfish
  ZEITGEIST Street: Sept. 30 Prebook: now > Dreamy Israeli drama about three dissimilar women who connect. Winner of the Cannes Camera d’Or, this dream-like film follows three women in Israel whose lives intersect in unexpected ways. There is Keren (Noa Knoller), a new bride; Batia (Sarah Adler), a waitress at Keren’s wedding; and Joy (Ma-nenita De Latorre), a Filipino caretaker a... More
  
• Arts Alliance secures promo partners for Planet B-Boy
  AUG. 20 | South Pole Clothing, YouTube event part of campaign More
  
• Infinity to release Rona Barrett interview DVD
  AUG. 11 | $1 from each unit sold donated to journalist's foundation More
  
• New York videogame bill signed into law
  AUG. 7 | Entertainment Merchants Assn. legislative update for July More
  
• Towards Darkness
  PEACE ARCH Street: July 22 Prebook: now > Fast-paced thriller about Colombia kidnappings. Told in the fast-paced style and disjointed storytelling of 24, this bilingual thriller follows the kidnapping of a photographer (Roberto Urbina) and the rescue mission initiated by his parents (Tony Plana, Alejandra Borrero) to find him. More
  
• EMA opposes New York videogame bill
  JULY 10 | Entertainment Merchants Assn. legislative update for June More
  
• Sony launches Martini Movies label
  JULY 10 | Classic films debut on DVD for the first time More
  
• The Counterfeiters
  SONY Street: Aug. 5 Prebook: now > Compelling WWII drama should draw interest from its Oscar win. Winner of this year’s Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, The Counterfeiters tells the true-life story of the Nazi counterfeiting operation during World War II. Karl Markovics stars as Salomon “Sally” Sorowitsch, a Jewish counterfeiter who is captured by the Nazis and assigned t... More
  
• City Lights offers Spider Woman in Amazon exclusive
  JUNE 25 | 1985 Oscar winner available for download, on DVD and Blu-ray More
  
• Mill Creek delivers Howdy Doody to DVD Nov. 4
  JUNE 25 | 40 episodes plus interviews in initial five-disc set More
  
• A trip to Planet B-Boy
  JUNE 23 | HOME MEDIA EXPO: Arts Alliance America documentary looks at world of break dancing More
  
• Studios tie-in DVD releases with soundtracks
  JUNE 19 | Titles include musical American Mall , doc Young @ Heart More
  
• Dallas star awarded EMA’s Legendary TV Bad Girl
  JUNE 18 | Charlene Tilton to be honored at Home Media Expo More
  
• EMA names Davis Favorite TV Child Star
  JUNE 17 | Chu wins Breakout Director of the Year More
  
• IDEA elects three members to Board of Trustees
  JUNE 17 | New trustees to serve three-year terms More
  
• EMA honors Stein with Freedom of Expression
  JUNE 10 | Award recognizes outspoken individuals More